ساکاستان

Persian

Alternative forms

سکاستان‎ (sakâstân)
سکائستان‎ (sakâ'estân)

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎴 (s-k-s-t-a-n).

‎ (sâkâ) + ‎ (-stân)

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /sɑːkɑːstɑːn/

(Dari): IPA^(key): /sɒːkɒːstɒːn/

(Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /sɒːkɒːstɒːn/
(Tajik): IPA^(key): /sɔːkɔːstɔːn/

Proper noun

ساکاستان • (sâkâstân)

Scythia, an ancient region of the eastern Iranian Plateau.
Sistan, a region of the eastern Iranian Plateau.

Derived terms

سجستان‎ (sejestân)
سیستان‎ (sistân)

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